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Therapeutic horticultural programme to aid cancer patients’ recovery

Cancer patients and those recovering from cancer treatment are now able to take part in a horticultural healing programme, being offered by the Mustard Tree Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital.

The community-based gardening therapy group, Blooming Well, is a new initiative for patients with a cancer diagnosis to promote wellbeing and aid their recovery. The Mustard...

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UK Tech Training business teams up with Premier League football star to deliver funded tech training to Somerset and Dorset

BIT Training, has today announced their partnership with ex-Premier League football player Brian Deane to deliver free IT and Cyber Security training, as part of the government-funded Skills Bootcamps initiative.

The scheme is run by Somerset County Council and Dorset County Council, under the Skills for Life programme, and funded by the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund...

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Councils Work Together to Support Unpaid Carers at Mid Devon Leisure Centres

Mid Devon District Council has teamed up with Devon County Council to support unpaid carers – people who voluntarily provide care to a loved one or friend – to access free leisure services in the district.

The two Councils are piloting a new scheme to provide free access for unpaid, adult carers to the three Mid Devon leisure centres, to encourage them to stay active.

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Michele Jones, Cllr Dean Ruddle and Trisha Birch-Hawkins

Local Councillor Opens The Doors To New Show Home In Somerton

Housebuilder Allison Homes South West has launched its new show home in Buttercross Meadow, Somerton. South Somerset District Councillor, Dean Ruddle visited the development last Friday afternoon (23 September) to officially open the show home and celebrate the development of much needed homes in the area.

As part of the launch, Allison Homes presented a cake that was somewhat familiar...

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Carbon Plan reveals how all of Devon can achieve net-zero

After hearing from Devon residents young and old, businesses and from across all sectors of our economy, in a series of public consultations, workshops and a Citizens' Assembly, the final version of the Devon Carbon Plan has been published today (Tuesday 27 September), by the Devon Climate Emergency partnership.

Supported by the latest scientific evidence, the Plan is Devon’s roadmap...

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Plymouth’s new high-tech eye health clinic is helping the NHS

Dame Mary Perkins, Specsavers co-founder, and Plymouth Deputy Mayor Cllr Chris Penberthy were among invited guests at a grand opening of the city’s Newmedica eye clinic.

Visitors at the ribbon-cutting event heard that staff at the state-of-the-art Derriford centre were already working alongside the NHS to assist with its waiting lists.

Dame Mary Perkins, who cut the ribbon...

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Tour of Britain 2021 community lead-out parade at Sherford

A celebration of when the tour came to town: Sherford marks a year since it hosted the Tour of Britain with a pop-up exhibition open to all

A pop-up exhibition will take place at Sherford to celebrate the one year anniversary since the Tour of Britain began its journey across Devon from the new town. The renowned international cycle race drew crowds of spectators in September 2021, was broadcast to millions around the world, and put Sherford in the spotlight.

Taking place from Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October,...

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Housing Associations' Legal Alliance appoints Foot Anstey LLP to support on two Lots

Housing Associations' legal Alliance (HALA) has appointed Foot Anstey LLP 's Developer sector to two of its lots, Lot 3 Development and Lot 4 Property.

Foot Anstey will be called on to provide legal advice on a range of property and development legal services to any of HALA's 35 members, some of which are already clients of Foot Anstey, for the next 3 years.

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Tower Group appoints Foot Anstey to support on green hydrogen offering

The Energy team at national law firm Foot Anstey LLP has been appointed as one of Tower Group 's (trading as Tower Green Holdings Ltd) legal advisors to support on its green hydrogen supply offering.

Since its inception, Tower Group has worked towards decarbonising the South West of England to ultimately help the region cut its reliance on fossil fuels. With this goal in mind...

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Devon eccentric campaigns for the rights of the disabled

“Nothing comes easy for the disabled,” - laments Colin Shaddick, a 75 year old disabled resident of Barnstaple, - “My world is contained within a ten mile radius: up to a fence where experiences end and memories exist.”

But Colin’s ability to travel, limited by the power of a battery pack and the rocketing prices of mobility equipment, does not stop him from going an extra mile in his...

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